All good things… (NZ election)
All good things eventually come to an end. And so has the fifth Labour government. They made a good run of it, but as a third term government hoping for a fourth, the odds were always against them. In the [...]
Which way will the Maori Party jump? (NZ election)
The polls have begun to tighten in the NZ election, with several showing the National Party’s expected majority evaporating under the pressure of the campaign and the international financial meltdown. Meanwhile, the parties are also deciding their coalition preferences. The [...]
A beginner’s guide to coalitions (NZ election)
The New Zealand election is still in a phoney campaign, with the parties only just beginning to launch their campaigns. Which gives me more time to fill in the background. Deborah has already done an excellent beginner’s guide to MMP, [...]
The alternative (NZ election)
Seven weeks out, and the New Zealand election campaign has yet to really get under way. While the date has been announced, Parliament is still sitting (under urgency, to get through a raft of Treaty settlement legislation and administrivia which [...]
An introduction to the New Zealand election
As some of you may be aware, New Zealand is having a general election on November 8th. Over the next eight weeks, I’ll be blogging it on and off here, with the aim of informing people what the hell is [...]
New Zealand election blogging at LP
I’m delighted to announce that Idiot/Savant of No Right Turn will be guest blogging the New Zealand election for us (and watch this space – there may be other NZ guest bloggers joining us). As Kim noted on Friday night, [...]
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